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When seconds count and skill is crucial, physicians and
parents can count on Texas Children's Kangaroo Crew to bring
newborn babies and children in desperate need of specialized
health care to Texas Children's Hospital.
The Kangaroo Crew is a pediatric intensive care transport
service that brings patients from all over the nation,
Mexico and Central America to Texas Children's Hospital for
expert care.
The Kangaroo Crew offers:
When the phone rings at Kangaroo Crew's
24/7 command center, the team springs into action, consulting with
the appropriate pediatric subspecialists and forming a plan of care.
This quick response allows treatment to begin the moment the team picks up the
patient.
Kangaroo Crew is the only
hospital-to-hospital transport service that brings newborn
babies and critically ill children to Texas Children's
Hospital, the nation's largest pediatric hospital. Our
experienced staff gives each child the best possible care by calling upon the hospital's
comprehensive range of expertise, including:
The
Kangaroo Crew brought Emma to Texas Children’s Hospital when
she almost died from a near drowning accident.
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832-824-5550 in Houston
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877-770-5550 (toll-free) outside Houston area
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Tour the Kangaroo Crew's
state-of-the-art airplane and ground ambulances |
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Airplane tour |
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Ground ambulance tour |
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Texas Children's Kangaroo Crew has
been transporting critically ill newborn babies and children
for more than 20 years.
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The Kangaroo Crew team performs
more than 1,400 critical care transports a year.
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More than half of Texas Children's
Kangaroo Crew transports are of seriously ill newborn
babies.
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Three specially equipped ground
ambulances deliver 80 percent of Kangaroo Crew transports
from locations within 90 miles of Texas Children's Hospital.
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Our customized Cessna airplane,
put into service in 2008, transports critically ill newborn
babies and children from throughout the United States,
Mexico and Central America.
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The Kangaroo Crew airplane can
reach speeds up to 450 miles per hour and travel up to 1,800
miles without refueling in all types of weather. |
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